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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

Overview: Swing through truss bridge over Saugatuck River on CT 136 in Westport
Location: Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1884 by the Union Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1993
Builder: - Union Bridge Co.
Design: Swing Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 287.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1987
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.12272, -73.36903 (decimal degrees)
41°07'22" N, 73°22'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/636915/4553662 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sherwood Point
Inventory numbers: CT 1349 (Connecticut bridge number)
NRHP 87000126 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 58.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 16,000

March 17, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
September 22, 2010: Updated by Robert Elder: Added Pedimented portal bracing to Categories.
September 19, 2010: New photos from Doug Kerr